I ran across this story while wandering around the internet this evening, and it struck me as terribly funny. Mostly because I was creating this dialogue in my head:
Chevrolet Big-Shot: We need to make more money for the company (note: this is, after all why companies exist), so let's build a factory in China where the labor is cheaper!
Other Chevrolet Big-Shots: Excellent idea!
Some time later....
Chevrolet Big-Shots: They're copying our perdy designs and stuff! Doesn't the US have laws against that sort of thing?!
Chevrolet Big-Shot: ....
And this, kids, is why IP laws, when mixed with the global market, are so entertaining.
Posted by Ardith at May 1, 2007 06:18 PM | TrackBack